If you want to ditch the video games and take your skills up to the next level, there are a few places in Las Cruces and the surrounding area that cater to those looking for an action-packed adventure, live and in person, with friends, family or coworkers. From paintballs and foam balls to lasers, test your hand-eye coordination — and cardio — at one of these four battle businesses.

Bazooka Ball The Heist

The experience: Bazooka Ball The Heist offers10-minute games using soft, 2-inch foam balls that shoot from a regular paintball gun.

Unique factor: “We have Toddler Toss or Ball Toss (for) someone who is too small to use the equipment (between ages 1-6), or someone who has autism or special needs, who doesn't like the sound or doesn't want to use the equipment,” said Bazooka Ball owner Jess Lessau. “We can also be accommodating with our music and can turn it down or off during their 10-minute game, if needed. Toddler Toss or Ball Toss doesn't have a specific time or day. We make time for this game format any day, any time —even during our busy Saturdays. Everyone deserves to have some fun, no matter the age or ability.”

Cost: ​Single play: $7.50 plus tax; three-player game: $21.75 plus tax; five-player game: $35 plus tax; Toddler Toss: $3 plus tax per toddler (no charge for adults). All Day Play Wristbands are $20 per player and are sold from 10 to 6 p.m. and valid from 6 to 9 p.m. All Night Play Wristbands are $15 per player and are sold from 6 to 8 p.m. and valid from 6 to 9 p.m.

Chris Miller, using a T22 Raptor laser gun provided by Back40Battles Mobile Combat LaserTag, prepares to take a shot from a crouching position at Sam Graft Park.

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Back40Battles

Where: A mobile business in Las Cruces. Back40Battles Mobile Combat LaserTag comes to the location you request.

The experience: Two teams are formed and square off against each other in combat-style missions with laser tag weapons. When players get hit and run out of "health," which is tracked, the player runs back to home base to respawn. Players also return to home base when the mission objective has been met or the mission time has run out. There are different missions that can be deployed; some focus on teamwork, some on simple team domination, while others are on strategy and tactics.

Unique factor: No pain and no mess. The weapons use infrared light — much like your TV remote. There is also no need for vests or face masks.

Cost: Packages range from $195 for eight players for 1 hour with up to four pop-ups and four blow-ups, all the way up to $695 for up to 24 players for 3 hours and 12 pop-ups and 12 blow-ups. Weapon upgrades to M5s and AK47s, as well as additional players, cost extra.

Desert Warriors Paintball

Where: 13900 Montana Ave., El Paso

The experience: Open December 2015, Desert Warriors Paintball offers outdoor paintball in a realistically-created environment. Special events are ongoing, including the upcoming Haunted House for Halloween in October, for which a special effects crew is coming from California.

Unique factor: “We built one of our most popular fields to look like a level in the video game 'Call of Duty,'” Desert Warriors Paintball owner Mario Alvarado said. “We had construction crews build for two hours and got vehicles to make it look like a residential neighborhood.” A tank and helicopter, which players can use for cover while in combat, were also created on site.

Cost: Free play includes the use of the field, guns, masks and air, free with purchase of paintballs — a bag of 500 balls is $25. The Warrior Elite Party Package is $250 (includes tax) for 10 players; each player receives all equipment, all-day air, a BDU jacket and one bag of 500 paintballs. Add-on’s like grills and canopies are also available.

WinkyDoodles

Where: 401 Anthony St., Canutillo, Texas

The experience: WinkyDoodles Paintball & Laser Adventure is a laser tag and paintball course, which caters to walk-on players and tournaments. There are four fields to play on and different players can join different games.

Unique factor: Reservations for weekend play are not required and equipment is on a first-come, first-served basis without confirmed reservations.

Cost: Full rental package is $24.95 plus tax and includes, a gun, basic loader, mask, all-day air and 200 paintballs. Military rate is $12.47 plus tax. Current special is a season pass for $59.99 for unlimited admissions and rental equipment through Sept. 2.